in suits for malicious prosecution, 85-87. ACTIO PERSONALIS MORITUR CUM PERSONA, applies to death of either party, 45, 46. death of servant, 163, 164. ACTOR, hissing an actor off the stage, 107. ADMINISTRATORS AND EXECUTORS, AFFRAYS, arrests in cases of, 189. AGENT, distinguished from servant, 33, 34. function of, 34. general liability of principal for torts of, 34. liability of innocent principal for torts of, 34, 35. misrepresentation of authority, 65. liability to principals for negligence, 335-337. insurance agent's duties, 336, 337. AMBIGUITY, distinguished from vagueness, 55. ANIMALS, property in, 229, 230. injuring, 230, 304. Notice of Propensity to do Damage, 300–303. wild animals, 301. domestic animals, 301. negligence of owner, 301, 302. damage by animals on owner's premises, 302. injured party having notice, 302. not liable for negligence, 344. (See FALSE IMPRISONMENT.) ASSAULT AND BATTERY, Assault, 149–152. what constitutes, 149, 150. intention, 150. putting in fear, 150, 151. distance of parties from each other, 151. damage, 152. Battery, 152-157. what constitutes, 152, 153. contact, 153. intention, 154, 155. negligence, 154, 155. accident, 155. acts done in sport, 156. hostile acts, 156. taking property, 156, 157. Son Assault Demesne, 157-161. what amounts to, 157, 158. acts of parents and schoolmasters, 157. ASSAULT AND BATTERY continued. amount of force which may be used, 159. defence of master, 160. defence of servant, 160. quelling a riot, 160. Violence to Another's Servants, 160-164. double right of action, 160, 161. servant's right, 161. master's right, 161. parent's right, 162. breaches of contract, 162, 163. death of servant or wrong-doer, 163, 164. ASSIGNEES, liability for negligence, 339. ASSUMING THE RISK, meaning of expression, 357-367. party must be 'volens' to risk, 357-367. ATTORNEY, liability of, for false imprisonment, 179-182. C. CARRIER, exemption of, for negligence, 15, note, 21, 22, note. identification of passenger with, 380–382. CAUSE, legal theory of, 38-44, 367-374. continuance of liability through a chain, 40–44. maxim volenti non fit injuria, 21, 22, note. distinguished from malicious prosecution, 103. what amounts to conspiracy, 105–106. overt acts, 106. no benefit derived, 106. CONSPIRACY — continued. silent observation of, 106. intention to make profit, 106. combination essential to liability in certain cases, 106, 107. Damage, 107. (See MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACT.) CONTRACT, malicious interference with, 108-111. Distinction between Contract and Property, 111. CONTRIBUTORY FAULT, what constitutes, 367-374. trover, detinue, and replevin explained, 231, 232. Possession, 232–236. right of possession, 233. special property, 233. jus tertii, 234. finding, 234, 235. possession of servant, 236. What constitutes Conversion, 236-250. sale without authority, 237. knowledge of title, 238. liability of purchaser, 239. effect of fraud in sale, 239. sale with right of repurchase, 239, 240. conditional sale, 240. sale of pledge, 240, 241. sale of qualified interest, 241. sale of part, 242, 243. permitting another to sell one's goods, 243. appropriating article to use not intended, 244. injury of chattel, 244, 245. mere assertion of dominion, 245. intention to convert, 246, 247. converting to use of third person, 247. demand and refusal, 248. refusal only prima facie conversion, 249, 250. taking of goods by purchaser from vendor having no right to sell, 249. |